San Juan Record Classifieds, Events, Businesses In Monticello, San Juan County, Utah

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After providing oil and gas service to southeastern Utah since the 1930s, Black Oil Company has sold its convenience stores.

Effective July 8, 2014, Resort Retailers, a Park City, Utah-based convenience store operating group, assumed control of the five Out West Food and Fuel stores owned by Black Oil.

This includes stores in Monticello, Blanding, Mexican Hat, Moab, and Thompson. In the coming months, all five stores will be rebranded as 7-Eleven convenience stores.

Resort Retailers is a family-based business that has been operating 7-Eleven convenience stores for 26 years. According to President Dan Slaugh, the chain began in 1988 with five stores in the Park City and Heber City area. Over time, the number of stores increased to nine in that area.

In the past two years, they have more than doubled their holdings to 18 stores.

In 2013, they purchased the four convenience stores owned by Walkers in Moab, including stores in Moab, Kanab, Hurricane and Wellington.

The employees at the Out West stores had the opportunity to become Resort Retailer employees.

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